Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Known for

Acting

Born

December 22, 1907

Birthplace

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Died

June 14, 1991 (aged 83)

Biography

​Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, DBE, (22 December 1907 - 14 June 1991) known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than sixty years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.

Best known work

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1935
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
1986
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
1984
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
1959
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony
1968
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Terminus
Terminus
1961

Filmography

  1. 1989

    She's Been Away

    as Lillian Huckle

  2. 1989

    The Heat of the Day

    as Nettie

  3. 1988

    Madame Sousatzka

    as Lady Emily

  4. 1987

    A Perfect SpyTV

    as Miss Dubber (7 episodes)

  5. 1986

    When the Wind Blows

    as Hilda Bloggs (voice)

  6. 1986

    Murder by the Book

    as Agatha Christie

  7. 1986

    The Wind and the Bomb

  8. 1984

    A Passage to India

    as Mrs. Moore

  9. 1984

    Playing ShakespeareTV

  10. 1984

    Six Centuries of VerseTV

    as Self - Reader (8 episodes)

  11. 1984

    The Jewel in the CrownTV

    as Barbie Batchelor (7 episodes)

  12. 1982

    Laurence Olivier: A Life

    as Self

  13. 1982

    Little Eyolf

    as The Rat Wife

  14. 1980

    Cream in My Coffee

    as Jean Wilsher

  15. 1980

    Caught on a Train

    as Frau Messner

  16. 1978

    Edward and Mrs SimpsonTV

    as Queen Mary (5 episodes)

  17. 1978

    Edward & Mrs. Simpson

    as Queen Mary

  18. 1978

    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

    as Lady Gee

  19. 1977

    Joseph Andrews

    as Lady Tattle

  20. 1974

    PlayhouseTV

    as Frau Messner (1 episode)

  21. 1973

    The Pedestrian

    as Lady Gray

  22. 1971

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    as Mrs. Greville

  23. 1971

    Great PerformancesTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  24. 1969

    3 Into 2 Won't Go

    as Belle

  25. 1968

    Secret Ceremony

    as Hannah

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